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8 results found for '"Zbigniew Brzezinski"' in Contributors.
Martial law in Poland - Reagan statement (1981)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference; Speech
Andrew Manderstam reports on a press statement made by US President Ronald Reagan condemning the announcement by the Polish government of a state of martial law in the country on 13 Dec 1981 and commenting...
444 days - Iran hostage crisis (1982)
- Genre
- Documentary; Interview; News report; Press conference; Special
444 Days. A BBC TV documentary about the final hours of US President Jimmy Carter’s presidency, which saw the end of the Iran hostage crisis after 52 US diplomats had been held hostage for 444 days....
Zbigniew Brzezinski on Iran (1983)
- Genre
- Interview
Brian Hayes interviews former US National Security Advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, on the current political situation in Iran, and the actions taken by the Carter administration to keep the Shah in power prior...
USSR boycotting LA Olympics (1984)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Andrew Manderstam reports on decision of the Soviet Union to boycott the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, USA. With comment from Head of LA Olympic Committee Peter Ueberroth; International Olympic Committee...
TWA Flight 847 hijack -released hostages back in US (1985)
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- News report; Press conference
Andrew Manderstam reports on the return to the United States of some of the passengers and crew released from the hijacked plane TWA Flight 847 in Beirut, the Lebanon. Speaking are: Uli Derickson,...
US arms sales to Iran scandal (1986)
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- Interview; News report; Press conference
Report on scrutiny of President Ronald Reagan after it was revealed profits from USA arms sales to Iran were being secretly channelled to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua without the President’s...
John Poindexter evidence on the Iran-Contra affair (1987)
- Genre
- News report
Report on John Poindexter’s evidence at the Congressional hearings on the Iran-Contra affair (Irangate). Looks at his admission of guilt over the Iran arms sales and giving money to Nicaragua, how he never...
Gulf war USA latest (1991)
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- News report; Interview; Speech; Music
Report on latest in the USA on the Gulf war. Although it was hoped the air campaign would draw Iraqi troops out of Kuwait, US Defence Secretary Dick Cheney says coalition forces are ready for a ground...